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Jiang Enzhu, the first head of the central government’s liaison office in post-handover Hong Kong, famously likened understanding the city to reading a challenging book – one that demands serious attention and effort. At the time, his words served as a cautionary note to mainland officials. Now, Hong Kong having marked the 28th anniversary of…
At the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, D.C., stands a 46-inch-tall model of an American icon – the Statue of Liberty – whose origin story may surprise you. “When this idea began, it was really about liberty; it wasn’t about immigration,” said Lonnie Bunch, Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, That’s right: Lady Liberty had…
A 31-year-old man has been arrested after a teenager was raped in a public toilet. Dorset Police received a report at about 01:57 BST on Sunday that a woman in her late teens was raped in a public toilet next to Undercliff Drive in Bournemouth. The force said the suspect, from Bournemouth, remained in custody…
Passage: In memoriam – CBS News Watch CBS News “Sunday Morning” remembers some of the notable figures who left us this week, including actor Michael Madsen (“Reservoir Dogs”), and televangelist Jimmy Swaggart. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On Source link
(Reuters) -A new oil pipeline to the British Columbia coast is highly likely to be included on a list of projects deemed to be of national importance to the Canadian government, Prime Minister Mark Carney told the Calgary Herald newspaper in an interview published on Sunday. “I would think given the scale of the economic…
At least 31 students in Hong Kong have achieved top marks in the International Baccalaureate (IB) programme, even after a global outcry from test-takers over concerns that the mathematics subject was too difficult. More than 2,600 Hong Kong students sat the IB exams, a near 20 per cent increase over the past five years, with…
Filmmaker Ken Burns said it’s “shortsighted” to eliminate funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting as public media has become a target of the White House in recent months. “This seems foolhardy and seems misguided, mainly because there is a perception among a handful of people that this is somehow a blue or a left-wing…
Chinese Premier Li Qiang has lauded his country’s growing ties with Brazil as at their “best in history”, as both nations brace for a battle with the US over trade and the global order. Meeting Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva for talks on Saturday ahead of the Brics summit in Rio de Janeiro,…
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Islamic extremists killed nine people and injured four in Borno state in northeastern Nigeria, authorities said Sunday. The attack was carried out by Boko Haram militants on the Malam Fatori community, Babagana Zulum, the state governor, said. He did not say when the attack happened. The community, very close to the…
Ron Chernow on the life of Mark Twain – CBS News Watch CBS News Writer Samuel Langhorne Clemens, better known by his pen name Mark Twain, not only redefined American literature in the 1800s; he helped create the very idea of what it meant to be an American. “Sunday Morning” national correspondent Robert Costa visits…